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Æ21 - Domitian ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΑΝΘΥ ΚΑΙϹΕΝ ΠΑΙΤΟΥ, ΖΜΥΡ, ΕΦΕ
| Issuer | Ephesus (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 91-95 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Domitia Augusta facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed in the fashionable Flavian style with a raised diadem-like arrangement at the crown. The effigy is rendered in the provincial Greek tradition, with the drapery indicated at the shoulder and truncation. The encircling legend ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ runs around the periphery of the flan, identifying the empress consort of Domitian. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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This bronze was struck during a period of enforced concord between Smyrna and Ephesus — the ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ("homonoia") coinage being a well-documented phenomenon of the Greek East, where rival cities issued joint pieces to signal, or more often perform, mutual goodwill. The relationship between Smyrna and Ephesus was genuinely competitive: both cities aggressively lobbied Rome for the title of "first city of Asia," and the homonoia issues were as much diplomatic theater as civic sentiment. Domitian's reign saw a notable uptick in such provincial negotiations, partly because his administration actively managed inter-city rivalries within the conventus system.